Air Date: April 1, 2025
Host: Laurie Reynoldson
In this jam-packed episode, we’re replaying Day 1 of my 3-Day Live training: “The Real Reason High-Performing Women Worry They’re Having a Midlife Crisis.”
Midlife isn’t a crisis. But when you’re a high-achieving, badass woman who’s spent her life checking all the boxes, hitting every goal, and showing up for everyone else… it can feel like one.
Here’s the truth bomb: most of us weren’t taught how to ask the right questions in midlife—we were taught to just keep going. So we hit this point where we’ve built an impressive life… and suddenly find ourselves wondering:
- What’s next?
- Why doesn’t this feel better?
- Am I running out of time?
- What do I actually want now?
This episode is about waking up to that quiet “WTF is happening” voice in your head and realizing that you are not crazy, broken, or ungrateful. You’re just in the middle of the most powerful pivot of your life. And today, we’re naming it, normalizing it, and giving you tools to actually navigate it.
🧭 What You'll Learn
- Why high-performing women feel stuck in midlife—and why it’s not just hormones
- The dangerous pattern of overworking and overachieving as a coping mechanism
- How societal conditioning has set us up for this “crisis”
- The biggest mindset shift you need to avoid a full-on midlife meltdown
- Why doing nothing is actually the riskiest choice you can make right now
🎯 Who This Is For
This episode is for the high-performing midlife woman who:
- Has built a great life but still feels like something’s missing
- Is successful on the outside but craving more meaning and fulfillment
- Wonders if this is all there is—and feels guilty for even asking
- Knows it’s time for a reset, but doesn’t know where to start
Spoiler alert: You are not alone. And there’s nothing wrong with you. You’re just waking up.
🔥 Mentioned in This Episode
- The free 3-Day Live Series: How Women Are Creating Their Best Life in Midlife...and Skipping the Midlife Crisis
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